Price increase at Eastman Leather

[Persimmon]

Never better said! Alan, is that your airplane?? Is that a Tiger Moth? What a sweet machine.

A lovely machine indeed. Sadly borrowed.
If it was mine I would think about selling it now.
What with these latest jacket price increases I might be able to buy with the proceeds as many as 2 or 3 Eastman jackets !!!

 

[CBI]

I can do both and do sometimes, fly with the correct jacket.

 

[Smithy]

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Why not do both !!
Wear the Eastman cable and fly in the sky

Fantastic photos! My dear old Dad did his initial flight training on a Tiggie with the RNZAF and he absolutely loved them.

 

[johnwayne]

Alan, is that the TM based at Duxford? A mate and I intend getting up there maybe this summer and giving it a go and yes I'd for sure wear one of my jackets! So far I've been up in a DC3, Harvard (ANJ3) and DH Rapide, ironically sans flight jacket!! 3 Eastman's or slightly less will get you a 30 minute spin in a Mk 9 Spitfire as I'm sure you know and from what I gather is just awesome and something I really intend to do, sooner rather than later.

 

[Carl]

Hi Smithy

I'm not so sure that they have gone up that much, in real terms. Can't speak for ELC, as I don't know their early prices but when we first produced repro A-2s (1982) they sold for £90, the same as the UK average weekly wages. Our A-2s are still roughly the same price as the UK average weekly wage

Is that before or after stoppages Ken ?

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

Is that before or after stoppages Ken ?

I'm not sure, I got the figure from HM Gov site so I'd imagine before stopages but it'll be whatever spin they want to put on the figure

 

[Carl]

I'm not sure, I got the figure from HM Gov site so I'd imagine before stopages but it'll be whatever spin they want to put on the figure

Hells teeth !! I must be on a low wage then as a tradesman !

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

Hells teeth !! I must be on a low wage then as a tradesman !

Average is totally distorted by the ludicrous wages many Chief Executives are paying themselves these days.

Take 1000 workers on £20,000 a year, add in a Chief Exec on £23,000,000 and the "Average" wageof the 1001 jumps to over £23300 a year

 

[Carl]

Average is totally distorted by the ludicrous wages many Chief Executives are paying themselves these days.

Take 1000 workers on £20,000 a year, add in a Chief Exec on £23,000,000 and the "Average" wageof the 1001 jumps to over £23300 a year

Dont get me started on the "Fat Cat" thing Ken !!

 

[Teddy]

Going back to the original topic: I checked ELC's prices again today and find myself having a headache. I guess I'll never own an ELC, especially since I expect the jackets I ordered will fit me perfectly. I wonder how ELC's sales are after the price increase...

 

[John Lever]

Going back to the original topic: I checked ELC's prices again today and find myself having a headache. I guess I'll never own an ELC, especially since I expect the jackets I ordered will fit me perfectly. I wonder how ELC's sales are after the price increase...

What are you looking for ?

 

[Teddy]

What are you looking for ?

Was checking out the A2 and also the B-3 (as I was reminded by Patton of his jacket today). Nothing special.

 

[John Lever]

What size b3 ?

 

[Teddy]

What size b3 ?

Hi John, sending PM instead

 

[Carl]

Hi John, sending PM instead

A 42 any good ??

 

[Teddy]

A 42 any good ??

Hey Carl, yeah I'm usually wearing 42!

 

[Carl]

Hey Carl, yeah I'm usually wearing 42!

I have a house ELC B3

 

[Greg Gale]

ELC is increasing their prices...AGAIN?!

https://www.eastmanleather.com/news.php?article_id=133&osCsid=8f4f226a75ff71be080774bc2d78c98e

They've got to be kidding...

 

[Smithy]

Jeez Louise! Wonder how much they're going up and if it's a straight percentage across the board for all the leather and sheepskins?

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Here we go again.....